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U.S. bishops find ‘honest, hopeful’ young adults at V Encuentro
The young people need to be taken into account. They have very important ideas, very bright ideas. Their concerns are good, you have to guide them, but they are good."
Citing contributions to U.S., migrants demand permanent status
An immigration program in peril helped them over the years pour millions into the U.S. economy, and also contributed to their role in physically rebuilding the country's iconic structures and cities after disasters.
Frat house where tragedy struck reborn as faith community for students
Through the efforts of pastor Father Andrew Merrick a former fraternity house where a college freshman died a year ago in a hazing incident into a community of nine Catholic male students living together, sharing their faith while also developing and deepening their own prayer lives.
Panel confronts church abuse crisis, urges laity to lead way forward
You could hear a pin drop, between audible gasps, from panelists and audience members at a Georgetown University "town-hall meeting" on the crisis. All sought to make things right but struggled to find next steps.
RISE program for men aims to encourage ‘authentic masculine spirituality’
As Catholic men's ministry groups continue to gain traction, Catholic entrepreneurs Chris Stefanick and Bill Donaghy have created a program called RISE, an online course exclusively for men, which they hope will be a positive influence in society.
Catholic schools promote kindness as antidote to bullying, anxiety
In recent years, Catholic Charities school counselors have noticed an unsettling trend of more anxiety and less empathy among their young students.
Judge OKs Minnesota archdiocese’s $210 million abuse settlement
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis will emerge from a bankruptcy court following a three-year window on the statute of limitations allowing 442 claims of clergy sexual abuse. Insurance will pay most of the settlement.
Band of friars and nuns from Brazil finds ways to feed LA’s homeless
After Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez invited the order to the city, four friars and four sisters have set out for Skid Row every weekend, in hopes that free sandwiches and bottled water will be the first step in lifting the city's homeless population out of poverty and despair.
Victim assistance coordinators comfort in a behind-the-scenes ministry
Whether the call is from someone who is angry, embarrassed, unsure of what to do or needs a friendly ear, diocesan and eparchial victim assistance coordinators are the face of the church's response to victims of sexual abuse by a church worker -- clergy or otherwise.
Siena College sees edition of Saint John’s Bible igniting faith on campus
The work is the first handwritten and illustrated Bible of its scale created since the invention of the printing press in the 15th century.